| DIRTINESS | They say a grubby untouchable produces contamination |
| SMUDGE | A choking smoke; a printer's inky nemesis; or, a grubby smear (6) |
| POLITICS | One pilot transferred to Civil Service where, they say, a week's a long time (8) |
| GATE | They say a particular manner of walking is a means of access |
| PAIN | They say a bit of glass can give you a twinge (4) |
| CATERER | A "grubby" person coming to the party? (7) |
| YVES | Frenchman in a grubby vest (4) |
| BARNABYRUDGE | Read a grubby work about new Dickens character (7,5) |
| TITMICE | Little flyers, with a grubby diet? (7) |
| MANGY | Shabby fellow with a grubby coat (5) |
| GREYED | From what they say, a TV mogul went ashen (6) |
| ASSAULT | They say a sailor's offensive (7) |
| CARPETSWEEPER | Reprimands one who loses, so they say, a cleaning device |
| SAUNA | Having been cut with tool, they say, a bath in Finland |
| APPARENTLY | They say a dad, for example, should be in work (10) |
| SKYE | Heaven's, they say, a Scottish island (4) |
| PURL | They say a nacreous gem may flow with rippling motions |
| SCENE | Observed, they say, a small part of the play (5) |
| SLY | What they say a fox is |
| OBOE | They say a swaggie is in the ordiestra |
